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jordang71239565
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November 26, 2017
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Illustrator Clipping mask [offset path] option?

  • November 26, 2017
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Hey, I thought I would suck at explaining this very well so I made some reference images to make it less confusing.

See below:

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      Correct answer rcraighead

      One way is to use an "Opacity Mask" instead of a "Clipping Mask". You can use a copy of the top path as a mask on the bottom path. To change the thickness of the mask, just activate the "Transparency Channel" in the Transparency panel and change the thickness of the line.

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      November 26, 2017

      One way is to use an "Opacity Mask" instead of a "Clipping Mask". You can use a copy of the top path as a mask on the bottom path. To change the thickness of the mask, just activate the "Transparency Channel" in the Transparency panel and change the thickness of the line.

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      jordang71239565Author
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      December 18, 2017

      Thanks man, this definitely helped.

      I had no idea about that feature until now!

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